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WINTER CHALLENGE 2012
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Winter Challenge 2012-2013: Completed Tasks - DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS IN THIS TOPIC
Jennifer KS5.4 Faith, Trust, and Pixie Dust
I read Cold Days by JIm Butcher a Goodreads author.
In this book Harry has become the Winter Knight, Mab the Fairy Queen of Darkness and Light wants Harry to do a job for her.
I would like to claim a Good reads author and a Big book ticket
Points this task 5
Total points 25
GR authors 3
Big Books 1
Pages 1090
Mod
5.4 Faith, Trust, and Pixie Dust
The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
5.6 You Have Bewitched Me
Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James
15.4 -- Naming Names
option 2- two names in title: Bras, Boys, and Blunders: Juliet & Romeo in Bahrain by Vidya Samson
ebook approval line 116
total = 55
15.5 We Got The BeatMy name has 4 syllables.
The Lake of Dreams by Kim Edwards has 4 syllables.
20.4 Renaissance Authors
I read Making Rounds with Oscar: The Extraordinary Gift of an Ordinary Cat by David Dosa.
I admire this author because Dr Dosa is a physician who has devoted his life to geriatrics, especially dealing with patients with Alzheimer's Disease and counseling their families.
Points this post: 35
Tasks: 2
Books: 2
Janice CA20.7 All in the Family....
Option: Boy #2 - translation
I read a book translated from Czechoslovakian into English.
I Served the King of England by Bohumil Hrabal
+20
total: 40
tasks: 2
books: 2
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Patricia's Task: "“Punctuation, is? fun!” Can You Keep A Secret? by Sophie Kinsella
Punctuation: question mark
Points this post: 20
Total points to date: 190
Task #5.2 - Phil's PredictionExplosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich
-Title with two consecutive words in the title that begin with the same first letter (in this case "E" and "E")
Janet Evanovich is a Goodreads Author
This post: 5 points
Total Points: 60/1170 (5%)
Tasks Completed: 3
Books Read: 5
Pages Read: 1137
GR Authors: 4
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Repost of 19620.9 Option 4: book with a yellow cover
American Born Chinese by by Gene Luen Yang
Total Points: 55
Tasks Completed: 3
Tasks in Progress: 4
Books Read: 7
Pages Read: 2515
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Putterpal's Task: There's a 1st Time for EverythingBefore I Go To Sleep by S.J. Watson
S.J. Watson was featured in the Debut Author Snapshots http://www.goodreads.com/featured_lis...
Further information can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._J._Wa...
S.J. Watson is a Goodreads Author
Points this post: 20
Total points to date: 210
Kathy G.5.5- Raise the Glass
by Susan CooperClaiming Goodreads Author for Susan Cooper
Total Points- 5
Total Tasks- 1
Goodreads Authors- 1
Big Books- (500+) 0
ALICIA T20.3 Deck the Halls
I picked Option 1: Boughs of Holly- and read
by Brad Steiger .(The Santa hat is the Christmas decoration.)
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 30
Nick KY30.3 Butterlycager’s Cookies
I chose 2/ Italian spumoni slices and read a book set in Italy, About Face by Donna Leon. 272 pages
I chose 4/ jam thumbprints and read a mystery, The Ivory Grin by Ross Macdonald. 224 pages
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 125
Pages Read: 3,007
Big Books: 500+ (1)
Read 30.4 Cindy AL's Task--Jackpot Spin:I rolled a 6
A. Six words in Title:
Some Girls, Some Hats and Hitler: A True Love Story Rediscovered by Trudi Kanter (This is an interesting and non-depressing memoir of WWI by an Austrian Jew.)
B. One-six words in title
The Buzzard Table by Margaret Maron (I think Maron's books are a great way to relax and enjoy familiar characters who are grown-ups.)
Today's total: 30
Grand total; 145
I hope I'm doing this alright!20.3 - Best Review - Chris MD's Task: Deck the Halls (1 Book)
-----The Old Year Passes: Never Seduce a Scot by Maya Banks (published in 2012)
20.8 - It's My Birthday! - Lahni's Task: Double Trouble (1 Book)
-----Fraternal - Primal Law J.D. Tyler (2 word title and words are different.) *Goodreads Author*
25.1 - Laurie ME's Task - A Tribute to the Women in my Life (2 Books):
-----In honor of Laurie's middle sister, Jill: Lessons in French by Laura Kinsale (romance listed as a genre on its main page) *Goodreads Author*
-----In honor of Laurie's youngest sister, Diana: Tangled Web by Crista McHugh (fantasy listed as genre) *Goodreads Author*
J.D. Tyler, Laura Kinsale and Crista McHugh are all Goodreads Authors!
Points for this post: 65
Total points: 65
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 4
Goodreads authors: 3
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
STESSE5.1 Find a Good Book
The Little Bookstore of Big Stone Gap: A Memoir of Friendship, Community, and the Uncommon Pleasure of a Good Book by Wendy Welch (304 p)
Wendy Welch is a GRA.
5.8 End of Days
Post Apocalyptic: Reached by Ally Condie (512 p)
This is a BIG BOOK.
20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Carly's Task: Screen Sisters
5. Strong Female Character: 666 Park Avenue by Gabriella Pierce (320 p)
There are two (or more!) here: The future Mother-in-Law, Lynne, is a “bad” example of a strong female, who is willing to literally throw people under the bus to get her way, and the main character, Jane, is learning how to be strong (and by the end of the book she’s on top).
(This also happens to have been turned into a tv show!)
30.4 - Cindy AL's Task: Jackpot Spin
Rolled a 2
Twice Kissed by Lisa Jackson (448 p)
Carpool Diem by Nancy Star (336 p)
Points this Post: 60
Tasks Completed this Post: 4
Books Read this Post: 5
Pages Read this Post: 1920
GoodReads Authors this Post: 1
Big Books this Post: 500+ (1), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Total Points: 60
Total Tasks Completed: 4
Total Books Read: 5
Total Pages Read: 1920
Total GoodReads Authors: 1
Total Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
25.3 - Coralie's Task - Let's be Different1.A- All Letter Diffetrent
One Day
by David Nicholls1.B- Length of Words in Title Different
A Place of Forgetting
by Carolyn J. Rose *GoodReads Author*Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 25
Total Books Read: 2
GoodReads Author: 1
Big Book Tickets:
Kimber15.9 Fly South for the Winter
Just Good Friends (Escape to New Zealand #2) by Rosalind James
This ebook was previously approved for length, line #377 on the approved list.
ROSALIND JAMES IS A GOODREADS AUTHOR
This task: 15
# completed: 2
GRA: 1
Total points: 35
BB: 0
5.4 Faith, Trust, and Pixie DustI read The Lost Prince by Julie Kagawa for this task.
Julie Kagawa is a GR Author.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 20
Tasks Complete: 3
GR Authors: 3
Big Books: 500(0), 750(0), 1000(0)
Jenifer20.1 First for Everything
Guardians of the Akasha by Celia Stander
Celia Stander is a Goodreads Author
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 35
Total books read: 2
Good reads authors: 2
Big book tickets:
10.9. The Fall Finishers' Five-Star FavoritesShiver by Maggie Stiefvater
This book was a 5* on Sassafrass 'read' shelf.
Maggie Stiefvater is a Goodreads author.
Points this post: 10
Total points to date: 220
Finished30.5 Author train
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Heaven and Earth by Nora Roberts
first author Robert L. Stevenson and
second Nora Roberts
Task points 30
Total points 110
Total tasks 6
Sheila10.1. Happy New Years!
Ashes to Ashes by Tami HoagFirst book in the Kovac and Liska series
10.7. Hail to the Chief.
The Legends of Mount Rushmore: The Lives of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt by Charles River Editors
approved in help thread # 7 for content
AND
approved in ebook verification thread # 1726 for length
15.5 -- We Got the Beat
Legally Dead by Edna BuchananThere are 4 syllables in my name
15.7 -- Opposites Attract
I am a female Aires so I read a book by a male Libra (Sept 23 - Oct 22)
Fiddlers by Ed McBainEd McBain was born October 15, 1926
Total Points = 195
AprilDT20.9- Moderator's Pet
3- Leviathan
Points this turn: 20
Points this challenge: 20
GRA: 0
Big Books: 0
5.10 I read Lulu in Marrakech. During the book, the characters (who are all expats in Marrakech) celebrate Christmas.points: 5
Pages: 384
KAREN OZ15.2 – Two Plus Two
The Family Tree by Ilsa Evans (GR Author)
Handpicked by Siew Siang Tay
4 letters: Ilsa Evans & Siew Siang Tay
Word: Site (Official Scrabble Players Dictionary –search result)
+15
Total (this post): 15 points
Grand Total: 100 points
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 9
Goodreads authors: 5
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
30.2 Sheila/Kathy G's Task - It's Winter...Or is It? Book A: Option 2, LA in LONGUNDERWEAR
Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson *goodreads author*
Book B: Option 2, book published in Sept 2012.
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater *Goodreads author*
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 110/1170
Total books read: 8/91
Good reads authors: 6
Big book tickets: 2
10.8 short and sweetRead Dreaming of You
by Marie Higgins *Good reads Author* 150 pagesPoints this task: 10
Total points: 35
books read: 3
good reads authors: 2
Big book tickets: 0
STACIE MITask 5.1 - Find a Good Book
I read:
The Good Guy by Dean Koontz
Points this task: 5
Total points: 50
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 5
Pages read: 1786
Goodreads author: 1
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
KAREN OZ5.7 – Birdcalls
Sunshine by Robin McKinley
Bird: American Robin
+5
Total (this post): 5 points
Grand Total: 105 points
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 10
Goodreads authors: 5
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
BRIANTask 5.10 - A Claus for Celebration
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 20
I have completed task #15.2 Two Plus Two by readingThe Devil's Storybook by Natalie Babbitt
Elmer by Gerry Alanguilan*
Natalie Babbitt and Gerry Alanguilan = BANG. This word appears in the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary.
*Gerry Alanguilan is a Goodreads Author.
Total = 55 points
GR Author = 2 tickets
STACIE MITask 20.8 - Double Trouble
I decided to do option 3, an author with an S or an R in their name, and read several children's books to fill the 500 page quota:
The Foolish Tortoise by Richard Buckley - 24 pg
OLIVIA and the Babies by Jodie Shepherd - 24 pg
OLIVIA the Princess by Natalie Shaw - 24 pg
The Monster at the End of this Book by Jon Stone - 32 pg
The Berenstain Bears Go to School by Stan Berenstain - 32 pg
We're Going on a Bear HuntMichael Rosen - 36 pg
There's No Place Like Space: All About Our Solar System by Tish Rabe - 48 pg
Wacky Wednesday by Dr. Seuss - 48 pg
Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss - 62 pg
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss - 63 pg
Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now! by Dr. Seuss - 64 pg
McElligot's Pool by Dr. Seuss - 64 pg
Unless I made a mistake counting (or linked to the wrong edition), this should be 521 pages.
Points this task: 20
Total points: 70
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 17
Pages read: 2307
Goodreads authors: 1
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
STACIE MITask 30.2 - It's Winter...Or Is It?
For Book A, I decided to do option 2 and decided to read several children's books whose authors initials can be found in LONG UNDERWEAR:
Tinkering Tink by Elle D. Risco - 28 pg
Don't Eat the Babysitter! by Nick Ward - 32 pg
T. Rex Trick-Or-Treats by Lois G. Grambling - 32 pg
Little Pea by Amy Krouse Rosenthal - 36 pg
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff - 40 pg
If You Give a Pig a Pancake by Laura Joffe Numeroff - 32 pg
If You Take a Mouse to School by Laura Joffe Numeroff - 32 pg
If You Give a Dog a Donut by Laura Joffe Numeroff - 32 pg
Happy Valentine's Day, Mouse! by Laura Joffe Numeroff - 24 pg
Small Pig by Arnold Lobel - 64 pg
I Want to Be Somebody New! (Beginner Books by Robert Lopshire - 48 pg
Put Me in the Zoo by Robert Lopshire - 72 pg
Giraffes Can't Dance by Giles Andreae - 32 pg
Unless I made a mistake counting (or linked to the wrong edition), this should be 504 pages.
For Book B, I decided to do option 3 and read a book shelved as Romance:
Whispering Rock by Robyn Carr
Points this task: 30
Total points: 100
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 31
Pages read: 2811
Goodreads authors: 1
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Task 20.6 - "“Punctuation, is? fun!”
Comma: Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin ***GR Author***
Total GR Authors = 5
Challenge total = 110
30.2 Sheila/Kathy G's Task - It's Winter...Or is It?Book A - Winter in the Northern Hemisphere
Option 2 , author's initials (first and last) appear in the words LONG UNDERWEAR
Envy by Anna Godbersen
Book B - Summer in the Southern Hemisphere
Option 3, romance
Wicked Games by Jill Myles
e-book approved in googledoc "SRC eBook Verification", row nr 877 currently
Jill Myles is a Goodreads Author
Points this post: 30
Total points: 70
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 4
Goodreads Author: 2
Big Book Tickets: 500 (1); 750 (0); 1000(0)
25.9 A Christmas Scavenger HuntOption A Always
Author is Carol Rose
Option B Courage Dares
This is the cover
This post: 25 points
Total points to date: 60 points
Tasks completed: 3
GR Authors: 4
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Approved for length: 1873 http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/4...
Readerboard Name: SAMJAYMC10.8. Short and Sweet
Second Form at St. Clare's by Enid Blyton 156 pages
Points this post: 10
Total points: 20
Tasks completed: 2
Books Read: 2
Pages Read: 710
GR Authors: 0
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Readerboard Name: Barbara★10.5 -- Paint It Red -- Masque of the Red Death - Bethany Griffin♥ (red in title) 12/6
Bethany Griffin is a GRA
20.7 -- Shorter is Sweeter - Deedee's Task: All in the Family --
Option Equal Boy/Girl: Kiss of Pride - Sandra Hill (time travel) 12/11
Points Earned This Post: 30
Points Achieved to Date: 30
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (0)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
MANDY Y.30.6. Donna Jo's Task - Having the Time of Their Lives
A. Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader by Anne Fadiman, 162 pages
B. Voyager by Diana Gabaldon(Goodreads Author), 870 pages (Big Book)
Task Points: 30
Grand Total: 60
Tasks Completed: 2
Books Read: 4
Pages Read: 1744
Goodreads Author Books: 3
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(1), 1000+(0)
MANDY Y.20.8 - It's My Birthday! - Lahni's Task: Double Trouble
4. A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, 160 pages
Task Points: 20
Grand Total: 80
Tasks Completed: 3
Books Read: 5
Pages Read: 1,904
Goodreads Author Books: 3
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(1), 1000+(0)
MANDY Y.20.4 - Author!Author! - Janice CA's Task: Renaissance Authors
I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman by Nora Ephron, 160 pages
In addition to being a writer of novels and essays, Ephron was also an award-winning screenwriter and filmmaker.
Task Points: 20
Grand Total: 100
Tasks Completed: 4
Books Read: 6
Pages Read: 2,064
Goodreads Author Books: 3
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(1), 1000+(0)
10.7 - HAIL TO THE CHIEF -
which is about Ronald Regan.15.6 - THE YEAR OF THE SNAKE -
which was originally published in October 2011.20.2 - WINTER'S COOL - OPTIONS 5 & 6
by Linda Goodnight which has SNOW in the title and mountains on the cover.Linda Goodnight is a Goodreads author.
TOTAL POINTS - 75
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 2
BIG BOOKS - 0
15.10 — A Bird in the Hand….This one's been on my shelf for a couple of years at least!
Curious Men by Frank Buckland
+15 Points
Grand Total: 30
Andy P.Task # 10.7 Hail to the chief
Read a biography of a U.S. President. I read An Honest President: The Life and Presidencies of Grover Cleveland by H. Paul Jeffers
Delicious Dee20.10 - Group Read
Maisie Dobbs - I posted in msg 7 of the discussion thread
Total Points: 120/1170
GR Authors: 7
Big Book Ticket: 500+(1)
5.5 Raise A GlassI read Motorcycle Man by Kristen Ashley.
- Glass of beer on cover.This ebook approved in spreadsheet line #463
Kristen Ashley is a GR Author
10.10 A Claus for Celebration
I read The Naughty List by Jodi Redford. This book takes place over Christmas time and involves a naughty wish list. This ebook approved line #771.
Jodi Redford is a GR Author
20.6 Punctuation, is? Fun!
I read The Party Boy's Guide to Dating a Geek by Piper Vaughn. Apostrophe used in title.
Piper Vaughn is a GR Author
20.8 Double Trouble
1. Fraternal- I read Wicked Games by Jill Myles. This ebook approved in line #882.
Jill Myles is a GR Author
20.10 Group Read
I read Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan. I left a comment about the book in the book's thread.
Robin Sloan is a GR Author.
Points this post- 75
Total points- 75
GR Authors- 5
Cindy FTask 15.7 Opposites Attract
I read Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
I am a female Virgo Sept 22 and author is male Pisces Feb 27,1902.
Points this post:15
Total points:40
Tasks completed:4
Books read:4
Goodreads Authors:1
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
Heatso20.1: There's a 1st Time for Everything
The Unidentified Redhead by Alice Clayton (Alice is a GoodReads author)
25.8: Spreading the Love
option 2:
by Alice Clayton (Alice is a GRs author)option 3: The Redhead Revealed by Alice Clayton (Alice is a GRs author)
Points this post: 45
Total points: 65
Tasks Completed: 3
Books read: 4
GR Authors: 3 (4)
Big Books: 500+ 0(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
5.5 Raise a GlassThe Mysterious Affair At Styles
by Agatha ChristieThere is a coffee cup on the cover.
Points this post: 5
Total points to date: 225
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Barbara O'Neal is a GR author so I would like to claim a GR author ticket.
Total Points: 105
GR authors: 1